{ "mew (up)":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day" ], "synonyms":[ "box (in)", "cage", "closet", "coop (up)", "corral", "encage", "encase", "enclose", "inclose", "envelop", "fence (in)", "hedge", "hem (in)", "house", "immure", "include", "pen", "wall (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bound", "circumscribe", "confine", "contain", "limit", "restrict", "encircle", "encompass", "enfold", "enframe", "enlace", "frame", "ring", "surround", "armor", "cocoon", "encapsulate", "encapsule", "encyst", "ensheathe", "ensphere", "enwomb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mewing (up)":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day" ], "synonyms":[ "boxing (in)", "caging", "closeting", "cooping (up)", "corralling", "encaging", "encasing", "enclosing", "inclosing", "enveloping", "fencing (in)", "hedging", "hemming (in)", "housing", "immuring", "including", "penning", "walling (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "confining", "containing", "limiting", "restricting", "encircling", "encompassing", "enfolding", "enframing", "enlacing", "framing", "ringing", "surrounding", "armoring", "cocooning", "encapsulating", "encapsuling", "encysting", "ensheathing", "ensphering", "enwombing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mews":{ "as in lane , laneway":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "circle", "lane", "laneway", "place", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "causeway", "corridor", "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way", "track", "trail", "alley", "alleyway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mewed (up)":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day" ], "synonyms":[ "boxed (in)", "caged", "closeted", "cooped (up)", "corralled", "encaged", "encased", "enclosed", "inclosed", "enveloped", "fenced (in)", "hedged", "hemmed (in)", "housed", "immured", "included", "penned", "walled (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "contained", "limited", "restricted", "encircled", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enframed", "enlaced", "framed", "ringed", "surrounded", "armored", "cocooned", "encapsulated", "encapsuled", "encysted", "ensheathed", "ensphered", "enwombed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mewling":{ "to utter feeble plaintive cries":{ "examples":[ "the tiny kitten mewled for its mother" ], "synonyms":[ "bleating", "puling", "whimpering" ], "near synonyms":[ "fussing", "sniffling", "sniveling", "snivelling", "snuffling", "whining", "bawling", "blubbering", "blubbing", "crying", "sobbing", "weeping", "peeping", "squeaking", "yelping", "mumbling", "murmuring", "muttering", "groaning", "moaning", "sighing" ], "near antonyms":[ "screaming", "screeching", "shrieking", "squealing", "howling", "squalling", "wailing", "yowling", "calling", "caterwauling", "squawking", "bellowing", "roaring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mewl":{ "to utter feeble plaintive cries":{ "examples":[ "the tiny kitten mewled for its mother" ], "synonyms":[ "bleat", "pule", "whimper" ], "near synonyms":[ "fuss", "sniffle", "snivel", "snuffle", "whine", "bawl", "blub", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "weep", "peep", "squeak", "yelp", "mumble", "murmur", "mutter", "groan", "moan", "sigh" ], "near antonyms":[ "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squeal", "howl", "squall", "wail", "yowl", "call", "caterwaul", "squawk", "bellow", "roar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mewled":{ "to utter feeble plaintive cries":{ "examples":[ "the tiny kitten mewled for its mother" ], "synonyms":[ "bleated", "puled", "whimpered" ], "near synonyms":[ "fussed", "sniffled", "sniveled", "snivelled", "snuffled", "whined", "bawled", "blubbed", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "wept", "peeped", "squeaked", "yelped", "mumbled", "murmured", "muttered", "groaned", "moaned", "sighed" ], "near antonyms":[ "screamed", "screeched", "shrieked", "squealed", "howled", "squalled", "wailed", "yowled", "called", "caterwauled", "squawked", "bellowed", "roared" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mew":{ "as in meow , howl":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bark", "bay", "bellow", "blat", "bleat", "bray", "cackle", "calling", "caterwaul", "caw", "cheep", "chirp", "cluck", "coo", "crake", "croak", "crow", "grunt", "honk", "hoot", "howl", "low", "meow", "miaow", "moo", "neigh", "oink", "peep", "quack", "roar", "screech", "squall", "squawk", "squeak", "squeal", "trumpet", "tu-whit tu-whoo", "twitter", "whinny", "yap", "yelp", "yip", "yowl", "call", "cry", "note" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mews (up)":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day" ], "synonyms":[ "boxes (in)", "cages", "closets", "coops (up)", "corrals", "encages", "encases", "encloses", "incloses", "envelops", "fences (in)", "hedges", "hems (in)", "houses", "immures", "includes", "pens", "walls (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounds", "circumscribes", "confines", "contains", "limits", "restricts", "encircles", "encompasses", "enfolds", "enframes", "enlaces", "frames", "rings", "surrounds", "armors", "cocoons", "encapsulates", "encapsules", "encysts", "ensheathes", "enspheres", "enwombs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "mewls":{ "to utter feeble plaintive cries":{ "examples":[ "the tiny kitten mewled for its mother" ], "synonyms":[ "bleats", "pules", "whimpers" ], "near synonyms":[ "fusses", "sniffles", "snivels", "snuffles", "whines", "bawls", "blubbers", "blubs", "cries", "sobs", "weeps", "peeps", "squeaks", "yelps", "mumbles", "murmurs", "mutters", "groans", "moans", "sighs" ], "near antonyms":[ "screams", "screeches", "shrieks", "squeals", "howls", "squalls", "wails", "yowls", "calls", "caterwauls", "squawks", "bellows", "roars" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }